| NOUN | person | imp, elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie | (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous |
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| person | imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag | one who is playfully mischievous |
| Sounds | ih'mp | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | blimp / Blimp ... wimp / WIMP: 11 rhymes with ihmp... | |
| Meaning | (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie | |
| Category | folklore | The unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture |
| Narrower | leprechaun | A mischievous elf in Irish folklore |
| sandman | An elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy | |
| Broader | fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite | A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
| Spanish | duende, elfo, geniecillo, gnomo, gremlin, silfo | |
| Catalan | elf, follet, gnom, gremlin | |
| Meaning | One who is playfully mischievous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag | |
| Narrower | terror, brat, little terror, holy terror | A very troublesome child |
| Broader | child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling | A young person of either sex |
| Spanish | bicho, diablillo, mocoso, pícaro, pillo | |
| Catalan | diabló, entremaliat, mocós, pillet, trapella | |
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